How can you get a purple leaf plum tree to bloom more flowers?
Previous season’s buds turn into blossoms. Prune appropriately to encourage proper blossoming. See details: In addition to good soil/fertilizer, proper light, temperature, and moisture/water; Pruning is probably the next most important thing to properly control bud development and thus blossoms. ————— February through March is an excellent time to prune fruiting plants. Most gardeners, however, have no idea where to begin. First, we must recognize that all flower buds that bloom and make fruit were developed last summer. So, no matter what we cut off of the tree, we are removing some potential for fruit. But, this is necessary to encourage vigorous new growth next summer, allowing for more fruit buds to set the following year. Most tree fruit are cut to encourage new growth, but also to keep plants short and stocky. This helps the tree to bear a fruit load without broken branches. Most small fruit plants, such as grapes, blueberries and blackberries are pruned to renew the gr